Sports analytics from Laura Albert at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering

NCAA College football rankings: October 5, 2025

This week’s Badger Bracketology composite Markov Chain rankings are available on the NCAAF rankings tab. The top 25 ranked teams are listed below.

1 Indiana
2 Miami FL
3 Mississippi
4 Ohio St
5 Texas A&M
6 Oklahoma
7 Alabama
8 Texas Tech
9 Oregon
10 Michigan
11 Missouri
12 LSU
13 Notre Dame
14 Illinois
15 Georgia
16 BYU
17 Georgia Tech
18 Vanderbilt
19 Nebraska
20 USC
21 Virginia
22 Memphis
23 Tennessee
24 Iowa St
25 Washington

 

The Big Ten teams, ranked.
1 Indiana
4 Ohio St
9 Oregon
10 Michigan
14 Illinois
19 Nebraska
20 USC
25 Washington
43 Iowa
45 Maryland
52 Penn St
63 Minnesota
65 Northwestern
66 Rutgers
69 Michigan St
73 Wisconsin
83 Purdue
94 UCLA